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Joseph Mangraviti

Joseph Mangraviti, author of the heart-felt poem book, Hooked on You, was born in Genoa, Italy. After completing high school in Messina, Italy, he came to the States where he received a college education. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and kids. He has always enjoyed reading and writing poetry and, most of all, sharing it with family, friends and the public.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

The Price of Sin

As the eyes closed in oblivion,The door of the Garden of Eden opened.It meant to become kids again –Playing, wondering and exploring limits.No inhibitions, no stop signs, no thinking,Only the need to obtain fulfillment.Heavy petting painted the airWith the colors of the rainbow.As the clothes frantically came off,The mind was freed to explore.Hands could feel the very soulAching with the desire to explode.

The bottomless pit of fulfillmentWas not reachable within human means.The heart grew wrestlesAnd lust became an overwhelming addiction.

The Serpent, the uncanniest of all animals,Empowered seduction.Knowledge and skills of ancient timesDazzled and excited the mind. Suddenly the Garden of Eden bloomedWith every imaginable flower and fruit.The angels filled the air with their melody“If you eat the fruit, you shall die”.Adam and Eve awoke only to fail miserablyBy repeating their sin.The Serpent bit the human fleshWith its perfidious and lethal discharge.Genesis had come alive againAs the battle between Good and Evil continued.